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* In ''[[Ikaruga]]'', polarity reversing is a gameplay mechanic. White polarity absorbs white bullets, and does double damage to black targets. Black polarity does the opposite. |
* In ''[[Ikaruga]]'', polarity reversing is a gameplay mechanic. White polarity absorbs white bullets, and does double damage to black targets. Black polarity does the opposite. |
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* ''[[Space Quest]]'' 5 has you "reverse the phase polarity of the interface grid" multiple times throughout the game. |
* ''[[Space Quest]]'' 5 has you "reverse the phase polarity of the interface grid" multiple times throughout the game. |
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* The ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' franchise has [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Reverse_Polarity a recurring ability] by this name, which switches the 'rows' that the party occupies - front row characters are moved to the back row and vice versa. |
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* Referenced in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''. One of the final bosses uses an attack named 'R. Polarity' to reverse the characters. |
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* The video game adaptation of the ''[[Death Gate]]'' novels uses [[Magi Babble]] instead of [[Techno Babble]], but the principle remains the same. There's no point to casting a spell that sets you on fire—but reversing the order of the spell runes casts it on your [[Doppelganger]]. |
* The video game adaptation of the ''[[Death Gate]]'' novels uses [[Magi Babble]] instead of [[Techno Babble]], but the principle remains the same. There's no point to casting a spell that sets you on fire—but reversing the order of the spell runes casts it on your [[Doppelganger]]. |
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* [[Star Trek Online]] actually has a skill called "Reverse Shield Polarity" that causes energy weapons to increase the shields instead of damaging them. |
* [[Star Trek Online]] actually has a skill called "Reverse Shield Polarity" that causes energy weapons to increase the shields instead of damaging them. |
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* At the end of ''[[Ratchet and Clank]] 2'', {{spoiler|Angela's anti-Protopet weapon turns the Protopet into a giant monster. When she attempts to figure out what went wrong, Clank points out that the battery is in backwards.}} |
* At the end of ''[[Ratchet and Clank]] 2'', {{spoiler|Angela's anti-Protopet weapon turns the Protopet into a giant monster. When she attempts to figure out what went wrong, Clank points out that the battery is in backwards.}} |
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* [[Morrowind]] makes a reference to this trope in a [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Itermerel%27s_Notes certain mage's notes]: |
* ''[[Morrowind]]'' makes a reference to this trope in a [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Itermerel%27s_Notes certain mage's notes]: |
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{{quote|By reconfiguring the polarity of the daedron fields, it is possible to manipulate and trace the streams in the following cases...}} |
{{quote|By reconfiguring the polarity of the daedron fields, it is possible to manipulate and trace the streams in the following cases...}} |
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* Your [[Mission Control]] in ''[[Vanquish]]'' says this word for word. But in that case, you're just trying to make a [[Humongous Mecha]]'s giant energy cannon blow up. |
* Your [[Mission Control]] in ''[[Vanquish]]'' says this word for word. But in that case, you're just trying to make a [[Humongous Mecha]]'s giant energy cannon blow up. |